Welcome to Critical Mass, Law.com’s weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. A bankruptcy judge ordered the appointment of a trustee to protect the assets of Tom Girardi and his firm, even after the plaintiffs’ attorney failed to show up at the first hearing. Plaintiffs’ lawyer Shanin Specter wants a rules committee to hear about “real shortcomings” he believes exist in multidistrict litigation—such as, a lack of judicial review over settlements. Find out who is representing Apple in class actions alleging several of its apps constitute illegal gambling.
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